Author: Kunal Khureja

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC), the 45,000-tonne INS Vikrant, is set to be commissioned on September 2, 2022. The Aircraft Carrier has been built by the Cochin Shipyard Ltd. India had earlier owned and operated two Aircraft Carriers bought from the UK. At present, India has already operational Aircraft… Continue reading Need for a New Aircraft Carrier for the Indian Navy – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction A report  titled ‘Building Resilient Global Value Chain Linkages in India: Findings from an Enterprise Survey‘ has been published by the Observer Research Foundation. It examines how India can better integrate into the Global Value Chains (GVCs) in the post-COVID world. The report draws on a survey of executives from… Continue reading Global Value Chains: Building Resilient GVC linkages in India – Explained, pointwise

The middle income trap is a theoretical economic development situation, in which a country that attains a certain income (due to given advantages) gets stuck at that middle-income level and is unable to transition to high-income level. The World Bank defines as the ‘middle-income range’ countries with gross national product per capita that has remained… Continue reading Middle Income Trap

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction At the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic, Dolo-650 mg tablets became synonymous with management and treatment of COVID-19 in India. The manufacturer of the drug, Micro Labs, saw its profits soar. In early 2022, the company came under income tax scanner for evasion of tax. Later on, Federation of Medical &… Continue reading Unfair Marketing Practices in Pharma Industry – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The importance of care work is now widely acknowledged and reflected in various international commitments such as the SDGs and the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Centenary Declaration. The Care Economy became the target of policy discussions after the ILO released a study titled ‘Care Work and Care Jobs for the… Continue reading Care Economy: Meaning, Benefits and Challenges – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction In his Independence Day speech on August 15, 2022, the Prime Minister of India said, “We must work towards turning India into a developed nation by 2047.” The PM spoke about India’s achievements and challenges while rolling out the 25-year goal to make India a developed nation by 100th year… Continue reading India as a Developed Nation – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The lending business, in recent years, has been disrupted by digital technologies. The transformation of lending landscape has been driven by the need for superior customer experience, faster turn-around time, and adoption of modern technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). However, the digital lending ecosystem has given… Continue reading Digital Lending and its Regulation – Explained, pointwise

For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The Parliament has passed the Weapon of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill 2022. The Bill amends the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005.  The 2005 Act prohibits unlawful activities (such as manufacturing, transport, or transfer)… Continue reading Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) and India’s Stance – Explained, pointwise